Sampers , Peter Full Professor of Financial Accounting Phone: +31 (0)43 388 37 80 Email:  p.sampers@Maastrichtuniversity.nl

“In recent years public interest in the Financial reporting of enterprises and public companies in particular, has increased tremendously. Within the European Union the rules governing such reporting were uniformed in 2005, resulting in a huge step forward towards more transparency of the European capital market. The uniformization was achieved through the compulsory implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the consolidated annual accounts of European stock exchange securities. My Chair concentrates on researching the effects of these standards, as well as on the application of not just these standards but also the remaining rules for financial reporting, which I teach in the postgraduate programmes at the Universiteit Maastricht Business School. There I can contribute my practical experience in drawing up annual accounts of public enterprises and my wide experience with international reporting standards. My research focuses on three areas. First of all, I study reporting standards and other rules for financial reporting from the companies’ practical point of view. Furthermore, I am interested in the way in which shareholders, investment analysts and other users of the annual account use financial information. Lastly, I look into the establishment of new standards, and how stakeholders play a part in the preceding ground laying process. My Chair, which takes up about 10% of my time, is complemented by my job as Senior Accounting Officer at DSM in Heerlen. It is an ideal combination that enables me to team up the daily practice of drawing up annual accounts and interim financial reports with education and research. In addition, I play an active role in several official bodies that are involved in the realisation and application of financial reporting standards.” Additional functions: Vice-Chairman International Accounting Working Group van Business Europe Member Supervisory Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Member Roundtable for Consistent Application of IFRS of the European Committee Member Committee on Financial Reporting of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “Authority”, or AFM) Member Committee Financial Information Services of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry